Deck 3: Reporters, Official Sources, and the Decline of Adversarial Journalism

Question 1

The Pentagon's current approach to reporting US military interventions permits which of the following?

A) real-time recording of US military noncombat activity from within a designated unit
B) footage of US military personnel killing enemy combatants
C) drawing crude maps of impending military operations on camera
D) filming the unloading of coffins containing US military personnel killed in action

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In distinguishing between "open" and "closed" flows of foreign policy information, the most critical determinant of openness is

A) elite disagreement.
B) the aggressiveness of journalists in questioning their sources.
C) the media management style of the incumbent administration.
D) the geographical location of the policy event in question.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Indexing is

A) the measurement of the television audience.
B) the representation of elite opinion in news coverage.
C) the setting of reporters' salaries.
D) the level of government regulation over the broadcast media.

Answer 3

B